Sam Pitroda's reappointment was well calibrated to assist Rahul Gandhi in his parliamentary functions: BJP

Sam Pitroda

A day after the Congress reappointed Sam Pitroda as the Indian Overseas Congress chief, the BJP lead a stinging attack on his reappointment calling the move a calibrated one to assist Rahul Gandhi in fulfilling his role as the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament.

Leading BJP's charge Shehzad Poonawalla said the mere reappointment of Mr. Pitroda gives us a broad view of the Congress' mindset of allowing a 'racist' person to take charge of important functions overseas.

Hours after his reappointment on Wednesday, the BJP claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi had foreseen that the Congress would reinstate Sam Pitroda after the elections.

Sam Pitroda, a close confidant of the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, resigned from the post on May 8 after making a string of controversial 'racist' remarks that gave the BJP ammunition to attack the Congress. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that Sam Pitroda has explained to the party's leadership the context of the statements he had made.

Before his 'racist' remark, Pitroda's reference to the inheritance tax in the United States while discussing the Congress' Lok Sabha poll manifesto, made headlines, with the BJP accusing the party of planning to redistribute the wealth of the masses.